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Old 05-04-2013, 19:51   #26
GratefulCitizen
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Total fertility rate for the world: 2.47 children born per woman.
Not facing any imminent population boom.

The current population boom is largely attributable to increased longevity.
If technology starts reducing he population (by whatever means), then there will eventually be insufficient people to maintain that technology.
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